ABOUT THE BOOK
Little Red Driving Hood and the Three Repairs
Written by Stacey Rayz
Illustrated by Nenad Taskov
Ages 5-10 | 32 Pages
Publisher: Two Season Press | ISBN-13: 9789769628137
Publisher’s Book Summary: In this modern mashup between Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red dares to be different and takes bold risks as she ventures into a field that is out of the norm for girls. Perfect for girls and boys ages 5 to 10 who love cars, fixing things and fairy tales.
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MY REVIEW
Little Red Driving Hood is always helping out in her mom’s auto repair shop, so when she sees neighbors having trouble as she walks to Grandma’s apartment, she jumps in to help. But she can’t get Baby Wolf’s ride-on car to work at the daycare’s playground. And when she works on Mama Wolf’s car and then has her start it, “it still doesn’t work, and now it’s a mess!” Red is feeling very discouraged as she trudges along, but that turns to fright as she bumps into Papa Wolf. He is very upset that she hasn’t been able to help his family and now he says he will eat her if she can’t get his SUV running again. Talk about performance anxiety! Readers will see that Little Red starts out confident and determined, ready to help Grandma and others that she meets around town. But as each repair job ends in disappointment, her smile turns to a frown, her head droops, and she is dripping with nervous sweat as Papa Wolf snarls and threatens. Luckily, as she rattles around in her toolbox a repair manual falls out. With the directions to help guide her she is able to get the SUV running smoothly and keep Papa Wolf happy. This retelling of Red Riding Hood features a brown-skinned Little Red with lovely curly hair tucked into her red ballcap. Her cheerful red outfit includes a belt, pants with padded knees, and a handy shirt pocket to tuck small tools in. Mom’s outfit is similar, but in a blue color. And Grandma shows her style with funky sunglasses and a fanny pack. All the other characters are wolves or bears.
A good book to recommend to kids who can’t get enough of their favorite fairy and folk tale characters, and for those who love anything to do with cars and vehicles. This would also be a good story to share when talking about perseverance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stacey Rayz, hailing from the Caribbean, left her desk job to delve into the world of art and eventually to become a children’s book author.
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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Nenad Taskov, a children’s book illustrator, and cartoonist from Serbia has professionally created cartoons and children’s book illustrations for more than 9 years. What amazes him particularly about this type of art is that it offers the opportunity to demonstrate creativity and a sense of humor and create diverse, interesting, funny characters and situations.
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